Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve walked into an old school gym, you’ve probably bumped into an iron age strength sage who tried convincing you that there ...

Experts share the best trap exercises to look cut, prevent injuries in and out of the gym, and improve your posture.

The Kelso shrug was discovered by accident in the 1960s by powerlifter and coach Paul Kelso. While bending to move a barbell, he felt his traps work in a new way, and he decided to explore it. By ...

If you’ve walked into an old school gym, you’ve probably bumped into an iron age strength sage who tried convincing you that there’s only one way to build a set of big traps: Shrugs. Lots of shrugs.

In a recent Reddit thread, natural bodybuilders discussed the exercises that grew their traps the most, with one simple movement standing out as a clear favorite from the 100-plus replies: shrugs. The ...

As you go about your business in the weight room, have you ever glanced over at a personal trainer during one of their client sessions and idly asked yourself something like, Dang, I wonder if they ...

ONE OF THE most abused exercises in strength training is also one of the simplest. The shrug is about as straightforward as a movement can get: Hold weight, raise weight, lower weight, repeat. But ...

IN THE HIERARCHY of bro-coded exercises, few rank higher than the barbell shoulder shrug. It's an ego boosting movement that can move big weight and (in theory) is meant to sculpt the type of meaty ...

Big trapezius muscles are one of the first areas of the body athletes want to work on. Some guys develop what we call "no-neck syndrome’—their traps get so big they completely obscure the neck. They ...

The shrug can be an essential addition to your training routine to help build bigger, stronger traps and shoulders, but are you sure you're even doing the exercise correctly? How to Do Shrugs the ...

Bodybuilding legend and former four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler laid out his number one workout for building 3D shoulders and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." ONE OF THE most abused exercises in strength training is also one of the simplest. The shrug is about as ...